Drake has sued Universal Music, saying that the company inflated the number of streams

Drake has sued Universal Music, saying that the company illegally changed stream data to help Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” get more views.

Universal Music is being sued by Drake because he says the label lied about how many times Kendrick Lamar’s hate track “Not Like Us” was played.

In papers filed in New York, Drake’s company, Frozen Moments LLC, says that Universal and the streaming service Spotify used bots, payola, and other illegal methods to push Kendrick Lamar’s song.

Universal Music did not leave Drake’s success to chance, according to his lawyers. Instead, they say, they planned a campaign to trick streaming services and the radio.

Universal’s spokeswoman called the claims “offensive and false” and said that “fans choose the music they want to hear.” Spotify and Lamar haven’t said anything about it yet.

Drake’s lawyers have asked the court to order Universal and Spotify to keep all relevant papers and information in case they are later sued. The petition they filed is a “pre-action petition.”

Reports say that Universal is the main target of the action. Spotify was also named because it might have information that could be useful in a lawsuit.

“Not Like Us” was seen as the final blow in Drake and Lamar’s growing fight earlier this year. The song was a huge hit—96 million streams in seven days, number one on the US charts, and a top 10 radio hit—but Drake’s court filing hints that these achievements were boosted illegally.

Universal “worked with and paid currently unknown parties” to “artificially” make “Not Like Us” more popular, according to his lawyers. They say the record company cut the track’s royalties by 30% in exchange for Spotify promoting it to users.

The filing also talks about claims made by a podcast “whistleblower” who said they were paid $2,500 to set up software bots that would play the song over and over again. Online stories say that when fans asked Apple’s voice assistant to play Drake’s album “Certified Loverboy,” it instead played “Not Like Us.” This is what Drake’s lawyers say happened on other streaming services.